Odisha has witnessed a disturbing rise in human-wildlife conflicts over the past five years, claiming 799 human lives and injuring 1,962 people, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Khuntia informed the Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a query from MLA Padmalochan Panda, the Minister revealed that most incidents involved elephants straying into villages in search […]

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